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On Sunday, China’s official news agency called for the world to consider “de-Americanizing”: “As US politicians of both political parties (fail to find a) viable deal to bring normality to the body politic they brag about, it is perhaps…
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If one were to predict which state besides Kenya spoke out most strongly about the attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall on 21 September, Somalia might be a good guess; al-Shabaab, the attackers responsible, originated there. Ethiopia,…
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How much difference do two little words make? Some people believe it to be the difference between oppression and equality. This idea is the driving force behind the Restore Our Anthem movement, the leaders of which include Canadian…
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What happened to the Arab Spring, this unprecedented wave of protests spreading throughout the Middle East? Since Ibn Khaldun’s goal is to shed light on current developments in the region, it seems appropriate to first recapitulate the…
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United We Save Roșia Montană: That’s the motif that keeps protesters in Romania, and increasingly around the world, dedicated to opposing the gold mining project that threatens the small Transylvanian commune and its heritage. Roșia…
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(For background music, click here) This May I boarded the VIA train and rode west. As I passed through Toronto,  a problem with the GO Trains kept us marooned until dawn. Then we were off. After rolling through the rough and swampy…
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In May, Governor General David Johnston, led a Canadian delegation to South Africa. There, he warned and called on Canada to fix the declining relationship between the two states. This pointed to the deterioration of an otherwise…
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Just another day on the 38th parallel. Soldiers, separated by North and South, populate the ubiquitously militarized and thus erroneously named Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the only area where one can glare into his enemy’s eyes.  One…
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The recent standoff between Western powers and the Gulf Cooperation Council against the Assad regime’s principle allies, Russia and Iran, over the use of chemical weapons in Syria has polarized the Middle East and the international…
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Canadians, for the most part, have a global reputation as a peace-loving and human-rights-respecting people; there is a reason so many Americans continue to wear the Canadian flag when travelling. Throughout the world though, Canadian…
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